halleck in 1864 regarding virginia shenandoah valley, which first directed david hunter and later philip sheridan, to, quote, eat out virginia clear and clean so that flying over it for the balance ofhe season will have to carry their provender with them. and likewise, william tecumseh sherman's declaration that he would, quote, make georgia make the march and make georgia howl and quote does not seem quite so bloodthirsty when weonsider pope's plan for handling aftermath of the dakota war. but unlike sherman and sheridan, who returned to the west after the civil war just as pope did, and in many cases extended their finely honed civil war aggression to, the nations continued fights against various groups. sherman said, for example, quote, i don't care about interesting myself too far in the fate of the poor devils of indians who are doomed from the causes inherent in their nature, or the natural and persistent hostility of white race. okay, thanks a lot. while sheridan said that the army could, quote, not fight indians on the principles of high tone warfare and said he would never spare native w